Thanks for the Clarification
Depression: Biological treatmentDear Sreedhar, There is no secret interpretation to this question. Students must write about two or more. There is no difference in the way it is assessed. They may write about two in depth or more than two in less depth.
Depression: Biological treatmentHi John, Thanks for all your support. My query is around Paper 2, Section B. "Evaluate this study with regard to at least two of the following concepts: bias, causality, measurement, and responsibility". The question is asked to evaluate...
Depression: Biological treatmentDear Emily The IB sees behavior as inclusive of cognitive processes. It is something that I don't like about the psych curriculum, but it does mean that students are not penalized for using memory as a behavior on exams.
Newcomer et al (1999)That could be. You simply need to comment on this in the analysis, that although the p-value is below 0.05, it is not in the direction of the alternative hypothesis.
Paired sample t-testsHello John, I have a question regarding the direction of the calculation. Our student hypothesized one tail, which is A > B, yet the result is the opposite - B >A. Therefore the result should be insignificant and H1 should be rejected....
Paired sample t-testsHello John, I am hoping you can give me some clarification on what is classified as behaviour. It is stated that this study can be used when asked about the functions of hormones in human behaviour but it talks about how hormones impact memory. It...
Newcomer et al (1999)Awesome! Thanks again!
Practical: Survey/QuestionnaireDear Maria There are no rules for this. It could be the whole class or an individual student - or anything in between.
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Hi John, for an SAQ "Explain the use of one research method in one study of the brain and behavior" Would a student be able to use Milner and say the method was a case study? I hadn't realized this distinction in the question...
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